The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80 : A Model Counter-Terrorism Act? (Paperback)

1. The Prehistory of the Offences Against the State Act Niamh Howlin, University College Dublin, Ireland 2. Precursors to the Offences Against the State Act - Emergency Law in the Irish Free State Thomas Mohr,University College Dublin, Ireland 3. A Certain Ambivalence: Independent Ireland and Trial by Jury Mark Coen,University College Dublin, Ireland 4. The Special Criminal Court: A Conveyor Belt of Exceptionality Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Queens' University Belfast, UK 5. Terrorism Trials and the Offences Against the State Acts in Comparative Perspective Nicola McGarrity, University of New South Wales, Australia 6. Threats to Security and Risks to Rights: 'Belief Evidence' under the Offences Against the State Act Liz Heffernan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Eoin O'Connor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 7. Disclosure and Privilege: The Dual Role of the Special Criminal Court in Relation to Belief Evidence Alice Harrison, Maynooth University, Ireland 8. The Offences Against the State Acts and Non-Subversive Offences Liz Campbell, Monash University, Australia 9. The Proscription of Organisations in the Republic of Ireland Jamie McLoughlin, University College Dublin, Ireland and Clive Walker, University of Leeds, UK 10. New Media, Free Expression, and the Offences Against the State Acts Laura K Donohue, Georgetown University, USA 11. The Offences Against the State Acts and International Human Rights Yvonne Marie Daly, Dublin City University, Ireland 12. The Offences Against the State Acts: Reflections from Practice and the Legislature Ivana Bacik, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 13. A Less Exceptional State of Exception: The Offences Against the State Act as an Emergency Response Alan Greene, University of Birmingham, UK 14. 'Contagion' between the Special and the Normal in Criminal Justice: A Comparative Perspective Claire Hamilton, Maynooth University, Ireland